Recent Articles
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The importance of managing your business’ cash flow
Joseph Brady Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementCash flow is the money that flows into your business, and out of it. The inflow of cash to your business comes from sources like invoices and customer payments, savings and returns on investments. Cash flow is the backbone of any successful business. However, most business owners make the erroneous assumption that good revenue and profits indicate stable financial health. According to the Small Business Administration, however, a lack of cash flow management is the No. 1 reason most businesses fail.
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Study: Off-label use of gabapentin for cancer pain
Dorothy L. Tengler PharmaceuticalAlthough not all cancer patients have pain, it is still one of the most common symptoms caused by cancer treatment, surgery, or cancer itself. Opioid drugs are commonly used to treat moderate or severe cancer pain and are recommended for this purpose in the World Health Organization (WHO) pain treatment ladder. But the opioid epidemic has raised questions about whether postoperative use of opioids can lead to misuse. Between 2005 and 2015, as the opioid crises became evident, prescriptions for gabapentinoid medications such as gabapentin and pregabalin saw a twofold increase for use with cancer.
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The terrible nature of expedient principles
Anne Rose Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe word "principles" is bandied about often, as in, "It’s against my principles to do XYZ," or, "My life is built on solid moral and ethical principles." Principles are good. They are a guideline how to live your life consistently to the standards you profess to espouse. Not having any principles is typically not good. It's fairly easy to discern the principled from the unprincipled people, and you can easily choose which group of people you'd prefer to associate with. What’s tricky is discerning the people with expedient principles.
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Survey: Patients who experience telehealth services are happy with them
Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied HealthcareFor those who use telehealth services, the results are quite good, a survey by J.D. Power shows. The satisfaction rate is about 85% — 851 on a 1,000-point scale — while almost half (46%) of all who participated in the survey gave telehealth services a score above 900. The survey included almost 8,300 consumers. In addition to their being happy with the service, they reported that it usually addressed their clinical issues; almost 85% of telehealth users said they resolved their medical problems as a result of their remote teleconsultation.
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To fight crime, engage kids in quality after-school programs
Sheilamary Koch Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityWhen kids have access to after-school programs, crime and incarceration go down, shows a new report by Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, a nonpartisan organization of over 5,000 law enforcement professionals. Juvenile arrests around the country have declined 70% while participation in after-school programs has increased by over 50% since 2000. Yet more programs are necessary to meet the need, especially in rural areas and communities of concentrated poverty.
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Tips for planning a reduction in force if the economy loses steam
D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementOur economy has been hot over the past few years, but signs indicate a slowdown may be coming. Employers planning a reduction in force must consider the possibility that a third party may eventually judge the lawfulness and "fairness" of their decisions and that such judgment could result in significant consequences. It may be impossible to avoid litigation, but employers can do some things to make litigation less likely and reduce potential liability, as outlined in this article.
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Will convenience outweigh privacy when it comes to using facial recognition…
Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementFacial recognition technology is convenient. Many of us use it numerous times a day to unlock our smartphones. Although people often access their phones with Face ID or fingerprints, many still worry about their privacy when their biometric data are used in the public space. There is a fine line between consensual identity verification and non-consensual surveillance. Here are some examples.
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5 ways an event planner makes events more successful
Deborah Ike Religious CommunityHosting events involves a great deal of details and coordination. You'll need to decide on the date, time, theme, location, and whether to charge a registration fee. You'll also want to make sure people know about the event. Then, there's the task of getting volunteers signed up to help with the event. I could go on, but you get the point…there's a lot to do to pull off a successful event. An orchestra without a conductor doesn't make for great music. The same principle applies for a church staff trying to pull off an event without an event planner.
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Advice for principals: The importance of building trust with your staff
Brian Stack EducationIf there is one thing I have learned after nearly 15 years as an administrator in my New Hampshire school, it is this: There is no greater return on investment for a school principal than the steps he or she takes to build trust with the staff in their school. After all, it is not the principal but the staff members, including teachers, support staff, office staff, custodians, bus drivers, and food service providers, who act as the boots on the ground to make a school function successfully. Without trust between the principal and his or her staff, a principal will never be truly effective.
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10 things to start and stop doing in 2020
William D. Pawlucy Association ManagementWe cannot continue to do what we have done in our nonprofit organizations and expect to provide value and relevance to our members. Competition is greater and unmerciful to weaker organizations. As we move into 2020, what should we start doing now to gain major traction for our members and stop doing so we can focus resources on our core competencies? Let’s explore.